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Hyderabad: Uppal police inspector Election Reddy was transferred on Thursday by Rachakonda police, amid suspicions that he leaked information about the Crime Investigation Department's (CID) planned crackdown on Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) officials. Sources said the CID, which is probing allegations of forgery and misuse of office against HCA members, had arrested five office-bearers last week, including HCA president A Jagan Mohan Rao. However, HCA secretary Devaraj Ramachander went off the radar soon after. During verification of call data records of the missing accused, CID officials reportedly found that the inspector had contacted Devaraj. Suspecting that Reddy may have tipped him off, police transferred him. The inspector, however, claimed he had called Devaraj over a law and order issue related to an attempt to demolish a stadium wall. An internal inquiry is now underway to verify the claims.On Thursday, the CID took custody of the five arrested HCA officials from Cherlapally jail for a six-day interrogation related to fund misappropriation, forgery, and other alleged irregularities.Meanwhile, Telangana Cricket Association general secretary D Guruva Reddy submitted a complaint to the CID, alleging that Jagan Mohan Rao awarded contracts for ticket sales and food supply to individuals linked to opposition party leaders. He also sought a probe into financial irregularities at HCA between 2019 and 2022, and named five office-bearers whose roles he believes should be investigated.
THANE: In a dramatic rescue operation spanning two states, a four-year-old girl abducted from a construction site in Badlapur West on Tuesday afternoon was safely traced and rescued within 24 hours from a remote village in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district. The child, who lived at the site with her parents and two siblings, was lured away while her mother was at work. The family, originally from another state, resides at the site where her father and uncle are employed as labourers. Her mother works as a domestic help in the locality. According to police officials, the accused -- identifi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Telangana CID has uncovered a series of financial irregularities and procedural violations in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) during its ongoing investigation. The probe has revealed that Rs. 2.32 crore sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was misappropriated by senior HCA officials, including its president Jagan Mohan Rao. According to the FIR and remand report, the CID found that Jagan Mohan Rao forged the signature of former Andhra Pradesh minister Krishna Yadav, who was the president of the Gaulipura Cricket Association, and without his kno ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 12 (UNI) In the backdrop of the recent arrest of five accused persons including Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao, treasurer Srinivasa Rao and CEO Sunil Kante, by the Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) on charges of forgery of the documents for the purpose of cheating and misappropriation of funds, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today initiated money laundering probe under the Prevention of Money laundering Act (PMLA) alleged financial irregularities in HCA. ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao and four other office-bearers in connection with the allegations of forgery of documents and misappropriation of funds early this month. Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) wrote a letter to CID seeking a further deeper investigation and to take appropriate Criminal action against Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao and other Apex Council Members of HCA, along with MLC K. Kavitha, MLA KTR, and Pratap, former Di ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) on Thursday filed a complaint with the Crime Investigation Department (CID), seeking a probe into alleged irregularities in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The complaint named former minister KT Rama Rao and MLC K Kavitha, alleging that they had exerted influence over the HCA's functioning. TCA president Yendala Laxminarayana and secretary Guruva Reddy met CID Additional DGP Charu Sinha and submitted documents, forensic audit reports and other material. They sought an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of public funds, irr ...Read More >
Jaisalmer: Rajasthan Intelligence Bureau (IB) and security agencies have escorted Rajasthan state government employee, Shakur Khan, who was arrested on charges of sharing confidential information with Pakistan's ISI agents, from Jaipur to Jaisalmer after preliminary interrogation. Now, Shakur's activities at various places are being probed and he is being constantly grilled. The focus is on Shakur's contacts, previous movements, bank transactions, departmental promotions and foreign trips. Inspector General of Police (CID Security) Vishnu Kant Gupta said a convoy of two vehicles of Rajasthan ...Read More >
VISAKHAPATNAM: Energy Minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated Andhra Pradesh's first Super ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) compliant building at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam on Friday. Terming it a landmark in sustainable infrastructure, he emphasised the government's commitment to energy efficiency and green design in public facilities. The facility will serve as a national-level training hub for power sector staff. He urged power utilities to expedite 20 lakh rooftop solar connections, targeting 10,000 in each Assembly segment. He reaffirmed nine-hour uninterrupted power for agri ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday arrested Aaryan Singh alias Aaryan Singh Chhabra, a key accused in the Falcon invoice discounting scam, which defrauded 4,065 victims of over Rs 792 crore. CID chief Charu Sinha said Aaryan, the COO of Falcon Invoicing, was closely involved with the company's MD, Amar Deep Kumar, and other accused in luring depositors and issuing fake receipts. He is believed to have collected Rs 14.35 lakh in "strategic deposits" and diverted Rs 1.62 crore from Falcon's funds into his personal account. After the scam came to light, Aaryan fled to ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) President Jagan Mohan Rao over a ticket scam during the recent Indian Premier League. The arrest follows a vigilance probe into allegations of ticket irregularities during the IPL 2025 season at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. The CID registered an FIR against Jagan Mohan Rao and other HCA officials for alleged misuse of authority, black-marketing of tickets, and governance lapses. The Telangana Vigilance Commission reportedly found that Rao and o ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A Jagan Mohan Rao, A-1, and five others were arrested in cases relating to forgery, intimidation of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and on other charges. According to a release from CID on Thursday, this is a case of forgery of the documents for the purpose of cheating and misappropriation of funds with criminal breach of trust by the accused office bearers of HCA. Based on the complaint of Dharam Guruva Reddy, general secretary, Telangana Cricket Association (TCA), Hyderabad, a criminal case was registered in February, 2025 under sections 4 ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A day after the Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials arrested five individuals, including Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A. Jaganmohan Rao, investigators have shifted focus to the alleged diversion and irregularities involving Rs 170 crore of HCA funds during the IPL matches. The CID produced the five accused -- Jaganmohan Rao, HCA treasurer J.S. Srinivasa Rao, CEO Sunil Bose Kante, Sri Chakra Cricket Club president G. Kavitha, and her husband and club general secretary Rajender Yadav -- before the court. They were later remanded to judicial custody. CID o ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A day after the CID police arrested five persons, including Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A. Jaganmohan Rao, for alleged irregularities, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is all set to take up investigation into financial irregularities at the local cricketing body. According to sources, ED officials have approached the CID seeking details and would focus on possible money laundering and illegal cash transactions. Source said the ED personnel had been tracking the HCA case ever since the state government had ordered an inquiry by the Vigilance and Enforcement Depart ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) against the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president A Jaganmohan Rao and four others, based on a CID investigation into alleged misuse of funds and forgery within the association. Sources said the ED's ECIR is based on an FIR and investigation reports filed by the Telangana CID, which had earlier flagged irregularities in funds received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested three fraudsters from Rajasthan's Mewat for running a sextortion racket that extorted Rs 14 lakh from a man in the capital. The accused posed as Crime Branch officers, manipulated the victim into a compromising situation during a WhatsApp video call, and then used the footage to blackmail him over several days.According to police, the accused contacted the complainant via WhatsApp video call and played a pre-recorded obscene video featuring a woman. "The complainant told police officers that he was manipulated into getting nude, and subsequently, his video ...Read More >
Haridwar: A woman politician has been arrested for allegedly letting her boyfriend and others repeatedly rape her 13-year-old daughter in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The horrifying crime, which occurred between January and March, was exposed when the minor bravely confided in her father, prompting a police investigation that led to the arrest of the accused. The accused was arrested with her boyfriend and one more. According to police reports, the minor was gang-raped multiple times, often in the presence of her mother. The minor, who had been living with her father following her parents' separat ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Finding prima facie materials to establish his role in the abduction of a boy from Tiruvallur, the Madras High Court on Friday refused to grant anticipatory bail to KV Kuppam MLA and leader of Puratchi Bharatham party 'Poovai' M Jagan Moorthy. Justice G Jayachandran said the court has arrived at an irresistible conclusion that for a fair investigation and fearless trial, the petitioner needs to be secured and subjected to custodial interrogation. The teenager was allegedly abducted as his brother had married a girl outside his caste from an affluent family in Theni. "The call detail ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 17 (ANI): Telangana Cricket Association on Thursday filed a formal complaint with the Enforcement Directorate (ED), demanding a deeper investigation into alleged financial irregularities involving Jagan Mohan Rao and other Apex Council members of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The complaint also named BRS MLC K Kavitha and MLA KT Rama Rao (KTR), accusing them of playing a role in corruption during the BRS party's tenure, particularly with regard to HCA operations for the past 10 years. Also Read | India Successfully Test-Fires Short-Range Ballist ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
Patna, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major action against corruption, the State Vigilance Unit (SVU) on Saturday arrested Sub-Inspector Putul Kumari, the SHO of the Women's Police Station in Samastipur, for accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000. Her driver was also arrested in the case. The arrest has created a stir within the police department. According to an official, Putul Kumari was caught red-handed while taking the bribe from Rajiv Ranjan, a resident of Chhatauna village under Mufassil police station limits, in connection with an assault case. Rajiv Ranjan had filed a written complaint with ...Read More >
Bengaluru Stampede: Following the tragic stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives and injured 47 others, Karnataka IPS officer Seemanth Kumar Singh has been appointed as the new Bengaluru Police Commissioner. The appointment came just hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the suspension of Commissioner B Dayananda and several other senior police officials. Singh, a 1996-batch IPS officer, was serving as Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of the Bengaluru Metropolitan Task Force. He will now assume the role of ADGP and Commissioner of Police, Bengaluru Cit ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Revenue minister Suresh Pujari on Saturday said Odisha would not be allowed to follow the lawless path in sand operations like it is in Bihar and West Bengal, while responding to the recent assault of an additional tehsildar in Kaptipada block, Mayurbhanj district, by the sand mafia. He promised stringent action against the sand mafia regardless of their connections, while speaking to mediapersons here on Saturday."The Kaptipada incident represents a serious escalation in conflict between law enforcement and the sand mafia. The attack on officers performing their enforcement dutie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): Sneha Debnath, a 19-year-old girl from Sabroom in South Tripura district, reportedly went missing in the national capital. Following this, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha gave necessary instructions to the police to take immediate and appropriate action on the matter. Also Read | Trump Announces 30% Tariffs on EU Goods as Trade Talks Stall. In a statement posted on its official social media account, the Tripura Chief Minister's Office stated, "The report of Miss Sneha Debnath, a resident of Sabroom, who has reportedly gone missing in New Delhi, has come t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has achieved a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat crime in the city. A dangerous day burglar gang has been smashed, and two individuals, including a major burglar, have been apprehended. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police apprehended two accused, including a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) and a 22-year-old identified as Aftab alias Sukha, from the Sector 10/11 area near Japanese Park in Rohini. 53 high-end phones were recovered from the possession of the accused, along with house-breaking tools were seized from ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Telangana Cricket Association on Thursday, July 17, filed a complaint against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha and working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) with the CID and the Enforcement Directorate alleging that they called the shots at the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The TCA further alleged that the contract for ticket sales for the Indian Premier League (IPL) was given to two websites owned by KTR's brother-in-law, Raj Pakala. In his complaint, TCA president Yendala Laxmi Narayan and General Secretary Dharam Guruva Reddy said that several other vendorships, like ...Read More >
Following a stampede at an IPL victory celebration in Bengaluru that resulted in 11 fatalities, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has suspended several top police officials for negligence. A judicial inquiry, led by Justice John Michael D'Cunha, will investigate the incident, along with a CID probe into RCB, KSCA, and DNA Entertainment Networks.Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday announced the suspension of Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayanand, Additional Commissioner ( ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Jun 27 (PTI) Former Punjab DGP Siddharth Chattopadhyaya on Friday met a team of the Vigilance Bureau which is probing the disproportionate assets case against Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia and said he shared his "experience and knowledge" with it regarding the drug case registered against the former minister in 2021. The Vigilance Bureau on June 25 arrested Majithia in a disproportionate assets case allegedly involving the laundering of Rs 540 crore of "drug money". Chattopadhyaya was appointed as the officiating DGP during the then Charanjit Singh Channi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has achieved a significant breakthrough in its efforts to combat crime in the city. A dangerous day burglar gang has been smashed, and two individuals, including a major burglar, have been apprehended. The Crime Branch of Delhi Police apprehended two accused, including a Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) and a 22-year-old identified as Aftab alias Sukha, from the Sector 10/11 area near Japanese Park in Rohini. Also Read | Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Approves To Install CCTV Cameras in All 74,000 Coaches To Enhance Passen ...Read More >
Thane: Crime Branch's Anti-Narcotics Cell busted an inter-state drug trafficking network after arresting a 42-year-old Uttar Pradesh-based peddler and recovering 3.3 kg charas valued at Rs 3.39 crore during a meticulously planned operation on Wednesday night.Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police laid a trap near a society at Uthalsar Naka around 10:30 PM on Thursday, leading to the arrest of Mohammad Maqsood Mohammad Ahmed, native to Phoolpur, district Prayagraj. "The accused was allegedly preparing to distribute the contraband across the region when he was intercepted by the anti-nar ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday took strong action against the police officers allegedly responsible for the Bengaluru stampede, suspending several high-ranking officials, including the city's police commissioner. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also announced a one-man commission to probe the lapses that triggered the deadly stampede. "Cubbon Park Police Station police inspector, station house master, station house officer, ACP, Central Division DCP, cricket stadium in-charge, additional commissioner of police, commissioner of police have been susp ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): BJP MP Gulam Ali Khatana, who was part of the all-party parliamentary delegation to Europe, said that during their recently conclued visit they successfully communicated India's development story and its resolute stand against terrorism, particularly emanating from Pakistan. Highlighting the delegation's key discussions during the tour, Khatana told ANI, 'We discussed how we dismantled the terrorism factory in Pakistan by responding... We also talked about tourism infrastructure, G20 Summit, and projects like the six-lane roads, bridges, solar initiatives, our ...Read More >